Trump is trying desperately to lay the ground for a visit to the UK by lovebombing the Tory Prime Minister

US President Donald Trump speaks during a discussion during the World Economic Forum (Image: AFP)

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As apologies go it was fairly half-hearted.

Donald Trump said he was prepared to apologise for re-tweeting the infamously racist messages of the far-right Britain First movement.

But. in true Trump style, he didn’t actually say it.

With his number one pal Piers Morgan playing peacemaker, Trump is trying desperately to lay the ground for a visit to the UK by lovebombing the Tory Prime Minister and trying to sound conciliatory about his biggest online errors.

Something tells us that will not convince many in the UK who will turn out to protest against him when he comes to these shores.

Trump loves to be loved. In Davos he revelled in his role as holder of the most important office in the world while being surrounded by wealthy powerbrokers.

What he enjoyed most, we suspect, was proving to them, as he has done to the world that he is number one.

The world actually owes a huge debt of gratitude to the Guggenheim Museum which has reportedly turned down a White House request to borrow a Van Gogh painting, and has instead offered the Trump administration the use of a golden toilet.

We know Trump Towers is gilded with gold-plated taps so the offer of a fully functional, 18 carat cludgy, should fit in fine with the President’s taste.

It will also serve to remind the Donald that while he thinks he is number one, most of the world think of him as a number two.

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Britney Spears, whose fans have shared their frustration that they could not buy tickets to her UK tour after the website crashed as they went on sale. (Image: PA)